All Posts: health disparities
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New Study Supports the Value of Medical Humanities in Illuminating the Root Causes of Health Care Disparities in Washington, D.C.
A new study analyzing dozens of published papers over five decades focusing on health care disparities in Washington, D.C., found that those that employed medical humanities…
December 2, 2025
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Health Equity Course Celebrates 10 Years of Educating and Empowering Students
Over the last 10 years, about 150 students from across the university have taken “Health Equity Think Tank: Exploring Realities and Solutions,” an innovative course created…
February 26, 2025
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Georgetown Helps Build a Community of Scholars in Neurorehabilitation
(January 3, 2025) — At the start of the academic year, an innovative initiative launched to support early-career researchers at Georgetown who are dedicated to understanding…
January 3, 2025
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School of Nursing Dean Roberta Waite and Georgetown Distinguished University Professor Anthony Fauci Discuss Health Inequities, Disparities and More
Roberta Waite, EdD, RN, dean of the School of Nursing, and Anthony Fauci, MD, a Georgetown distinguished university professor in the School of Medicine and the McCourt School of…
May 15, 2024
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Ralph Lauren Center Marks Its First Year at Georgetown
Nearly one year after the opening of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention, Ralph Lauren leaders toured the center and received an update on its accomplishments from…
April 10, 2024
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School of Nursing AHEC Scholars Gain Critical Clinical Experience
Working in underserved communities through the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program is delivering a lasting impact for many nursing students who often decide to…
March 28, 2024
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New Georgetown Lombardi Office Cultivates Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Cancer Center
Despite significant advances in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment over the last several decades, persistent cancer health disparities disproportionately…
February 23, 2024
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Georgetown Lombardi Faculty Members Aim To Improve Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation Rates by Focusing on Equity in Care
Kathryn Taylor, PhD, professor of oncology, believes she can have no greater impact on reducing the burden of cancer than by focusing on the harms of tobacco use. The work she co…
January 12, 2024
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Computer Models Fill Critical Knowledge Gaps To Help Reduce Cancer Disparities
Reducing health disparities in incidence and mortality for major types of cancers can be aided by sophisticated computer modeling efforts, according to new, wide-ranging…
November 8, 2023
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School of Nursing Graduate Student Embraces Yupik Lifestyle While Serving Underserved Populations in Rural Alaska
Lindsey Wagner (G’24) worked as a clinical instructor and nurse in Bethel, a small city in western Alaska, and will soon embark on new work serving Native peoples as she…
September 15, 2023